From: rstokes1@san.rr.com   
      
   "Dr John Stockton"  wrote in message   
   news:Z5cqSVMZsTw$Ew0y@merlyn.demon.co.uk...   
      
   > The Earth maintains ~300K receiving 2e17 W from the Sun.  If the earth   
   > generates and uses 100 * 2e22 W locally, that's 1E7 times as much,   
   > raising the Earth to ~17000K on a T^4 basis.   
   >   
   > The Earth should use Solar power, not compete with it.   
      
   Presumably by the year 2667 planets will be zoned residential only - the   
   heavy duty stuff will occur out where no-one will be inconvenienced.   
      
   BTW I recall a suggestion for moving planets (by a Brit if I remember   
   correctly) by equipping asteroids with fusion moters and making multiple   
   gravitational slingshots - with the difference that the planet would slowly   
   gain energy from the slingshots.   
      
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